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What Countries Play Baseball?

Japan ranks 1st on Men's Rank in 2024, followed by Taiwan (2nd) and Venezuela (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Estonia ranks last (84th).

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Men's Rank, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 84 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Biggest changes · 2023 → 2024

80 countries have a value in both years; rank 1 is the best.

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Data

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84 countries · # = rank by Men's Rank
#
1JapanYes1st2,4946,9111st6401,405
2TaiwanYes2nd2,1955,5585th82744
3VenezuelaYes3rd1,6134,8774th164745
4MexicoYes4th1,0094,7696th245741
5United StatesYes5th1,1644,7512nd408918
6South KoreaYes6th1,2884,53910th—313
7NetherlandsYes7th9773,94923rd—32
8PanamaYes8th9863,439———
9Puerto RicoYes9th1,3363,3757th—490
10CubaYes10th4513,1469th—350
11Dominican RepublicYes11th8152,80018th—72
12AustraliaYes12th8842,54211th—264
13ColombiaYes13th4432,457———
14ItalyYes14th2752,214———
15CzechiaYes15th1342,03020th—56
16NicaraguaYes16th9531,85424th—24
17GermanyYes17th1761,399———
18United KingdomYes18th1841,32625th—8
19IsraelYes19th351,121———
20ChinaYes20th49093714th—151
21FranceYes21st9688812th—180
22CanadaYes22nd708563rd327755
23BrazilYes23rd140851———
24SpainYes24th59822———
25PhilippinesYes25th13545113th—172
26CuracaoYes26th100417———
27BelgiumYes27th26391———
28AustriaYes28th93388———
29Hong KongYes29th1083318th—377
30CroatiaYes30th10327———
31South AfricaYes31st133313———
32SwedenYes32nd20300———
33ArgentinaYes33rd71235———
34ThailandYes34th8219219th—68
35UkraineYes35th14190———
36GuamYes36th60183———
37GreeceYes37th—167———
38PakistanYes38th1016517th—94
39RussiaYes39th—157———
40HungaryYes40th29153———
41SwitzerlandYes41st—139———
42SlovakiaYes42nd9115———
43LithuaniaYes43rd34114———
44PeruYes44th31108———
45United States Virgin IslandsYes45th82103———
46PalestineYes46th—82———
47BahamasYes47th5180———
48UgandaYes48th—72———
48New ZealandYes48th372———
50ChileYes50th2871———
51Sri LankaYes51st236621st—47
51GuatemalaYes51st3966———
53Costa RicaYes53rd2562———
54SingaporeYes54th2555———
55LaosYes55th—54———
56IrelandYes56th1853———
57Sint MaartenYes57th4646———
58HondurasYes58th—45———
59SerbiaYes59th2044———
60SloveniaYes60th1437———
61EcuadorYes61st1635———
62BulgariaYes62nd333———
63NorwayYes63rd1032———
64Northern Mariana IslandsYes64th429———
65PolandYes65th1425———
65El SalvadorYes65th1025———
67KenyaYes67th—23———
67BelarusYes67th—23———
69IndiaYes69th62015th—130
70BangladeshYes70th—19———
71IndonesiaYes71st181816th—109
71RomaniaYes71st818———
73AfghanistanYes73rd—14———
73NepalYes73rd—14———
73PalauYes73rd—14———
76FinlandYes76th213———
77MalaysiaYes77th121221st—47
78FijiYes78th—8———
79TurkeyYes79th36———
80CambodiaYes80th55———
81TanzaniaYes81st—4———
81BoliviaYes81st—4———
83Solomon IslandsYes83rd—3———
84EstoniaYes84th—2———

What correlates with Men's Rank (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,685 other country metrics sharing at least 51 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Men's Rank tend to score higher on these

  1. Cultural Influence ScoreMajor Countries
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 60
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  2. Total UN FundingUN Funding by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 56
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  3. UHC Service Coverage IndexCountries with Universal Healthcare
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 76
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  4. Total Medals Won (in Specific Olympics)Olympic Medals by Country
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 53
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  5. Medical Infrastructure Score (CEOW)Best Healthcare in the World
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 69
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  6. Best Medical Infrastructure and Professionals (CEOWorld)Which Country has the Best Doctors?
    r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 69
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Men's Rank tend to score lower on these

  1. Rural Population RateRural Population by Country
    r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 79
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  2. Heart Disease ASR DALYs - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
    r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 81
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  3. Heart Disease ASR DALYsHeart Disease Rates by Country
    r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 81
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  4. Heart Disease ASR Death Rate - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
    r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 81
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  5. Heart Disease ASR Death RateHeart Disease Rates by Country
    r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 81
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  6. Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
    r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 72
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Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Men's Rank?
Japan ranks first on Men's Rank in 2024, at 1st, followed by Taiwan (2nd) and Venezuela (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Men's Rank?
Estonia ranks last of the 84 countries with data in 2024, at 84th.
Where does this what countries play baseball? data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World Rankings - WBSC.